People · New Zealand
Malcolm Granville
2×2 · top 17.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2010 · 2010GRAN02
Malcolm Granville has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Auckland Autumn Open 2011, puts him in the top 17.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 334th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since September 2010, he has put 159 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.21 in September 2010 to 15.71, a 14% improvement. Malcolm has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 5.67 | top 17.8% | 334 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:32.50 | 2:22.79 | top 24.0% | 34 / 86 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.83 | 27.42 | top 25.5% | 144 / 600 | |
| 3×3 | 15.71 | 18.87 | top 26.8% | 541 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 60 / 111 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.22 | — | top 78.4% | 564 / 722 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.36 | 19.86 | top 79.4% | 955 / 1,141 | |
| 5×5 | 4:29.27 | 6:33.66 | top 94.8% | 339 / 355 | |
| Square-1 | 1:59.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 249 / 251 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Feb 2011Five personal bests in one day at Waikato Summer Open 2011.
- 25 Sep 2010First competition: Waikato Spring Open 2010. A 19.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Waikato Summer Open 2011 · 5 Feb 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Waikato Spring Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- David Lim — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Cameron Hobbs — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Angelu Cayanan — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 2.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.